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Foreign Service, Minor

Â鶹´«Ã½ offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help participants prepare for an international career, whether with the U.S. State Department, with international non-governmental organizations, with international organizations or in the private sector. It is open to any undergraduate enrolled at SLU; all majors qualify.

Upon joining the program, students must meet individually with the program director to receive help selecting electives tailored to their career goals.

Required Courses
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý1600Introduction to International Politics3
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3640International Law3
Political Science Electives6
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Political Science' attribute, such as:
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2520
Introduction to African Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2530
Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2550
Political Systems of the Sub-Sahara
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2560
The Politics of Asia
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2570
Introduction to Latin American Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2590
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2600
Introduction to International Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2640
International Terrorism
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2691
Theory and Practice of Human Rights
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2820
American Foreign Policy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3500
East Asian Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3520
Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3567
Political Development in Contemporary Spain
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3600
Problems of Globalization
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3620
International Organization and the Management of World Problems
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3630
International Security and Conflict Resolution
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3650
International Relations of Africa
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3810
Latin American-U.S. Relations
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3914
Foreign Service Internship
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3918
Overseas Fieldwork
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4500
Russian Political Culture
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4520
Political Change
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4530
Authoritarian Politics: Rigging Elections and Clinging to Power
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4590
Crisis of Leadership
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4610
International Relations: Theory and Practice
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4630
The European Union: Politics and Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4650
War, Peace, and Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4662
International Challenges
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4692
Theories of World Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4730
Seminar: Contemporary Political Ideologies
Elective Courses6
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Elective' attribute, such as:
Or any modern language beyond the intermediate level
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3790
Economies of Latin America
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3850
Political Economy European Union
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4300
International Trade
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4310
Exchange Rates and Global Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4560
Economic Development
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3010
Discovering the French-Speaking World
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3020
Text, Voice, & Self-Expression
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3030
21st-Century France
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4110
Language & Linguistics
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4160
French for the Professional
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4170
French and the Sciences
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4180
French and International Relations: Global Simulation
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4220
French and Francophone Media : Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4290
Women and Global Issues
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4670
Postcolonialism and Violence, Issues of Representation in Francophone Culture, Literature and Film
³Ò¸éÌý3010
Communicating in Written German: The German Media
³Ò¸éÌý3020
Communicating in Spoken German: Contemporary Issues
³Ò¸éÌý3200
German Cultural History
³Ò¸éÌý3250
German Culture Studies II
³Ò¸éÌý4010
Fluency in German
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý1710
China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3140
Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3250
World in Conflict Since 1945
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3290
Russia Since 1905
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý3010
Written Communication in Italian I
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý3020
Oral Communication in Italian I
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý4010
Written Communication in Italian II
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý4020
Oral Communication in Italian II
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4270
Cross-Cultural Psychology
¸é±«³§³§Ìý3010
Communicating in Russian: The Arts
¸é±«³§³§Ìý3020
Communicating in Russian: History and Politics
¸é±«³§³§Ìý4010
Presenting Research in Russian
³§°¿°äÌý1180
World Geography
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý3010
Written Communication
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý3020
Eloquent Communication in Spanish
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4000
Advanced Spanish Grammar
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4050
Span Phonetics & Phonology
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4630
Narrative of the Spanish Civil War
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2520
Comparative Religious Ethics
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2710
Religions of the World
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2715
Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3335
Christians In Middle East
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3415
Christ and Color: Liberation Theology
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3710
Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý4510
War and Peace in the Christian Tradition
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý4810
Latin American Politics, Theology, & Culture
Total Credits18

Continuation Standards

Students with a minor in foreign service must maintain a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in courses for the foreign service minor.